The Housing Authority of Tehama County will open its Section 8 Rental Housing Assistance list, beginning at 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., on Wednesday, May 7, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9, at the Red Bluff Community Center at 1500 South Jackson St., in Red Bluff.

It will be held in the West Room. Applicants will need to enter at the entrance on the west side of the building, not the front entrance.

The Housing Assistance Program is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Program administered through Local Housing Authorities to make housing assistance payments to private landlords on behalf of eligible families, senior citizens, disabled and/or handicapped persons.

This program enables eligible person to rent privately owned existing safe and sanitary housing within the jurisdiction in which they apply.

Eligible persons pay approximately 40 percent of their adjusted monthly income for rent and average utilities.

At this time, there are no Section 8 Vouchers available in Tehama County. The waiting list is opening to increase the pool of eligible applicants for the program.

Applicants can expect to wait one or more years to reach the top of the list.

Those wishing to apply for assistance must meet the following criteria:

Must be a family as defined by HUD; this includes individuals;

Must be within the appropriate income limits;

Must furnish evidence of citizenship or be eligible immigration status;

Must furnish Social Security numbers.

Applicants who have filled out an application for public housing must submit a separate application if they want to apply for Section 8.

Information is available from the Housing Authority at 527-6159 or the office at 310 South Main St., in Red Bluff.